Activities of Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI
Plenary speeches (135)
Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (A7-0135/2014 - Alejandro Cercas)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (A7-0071/2014 - Mary Honeyball)
Single European railway area (A7-0037/2014 - Saïd El Khadraoui)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A7-0034/2014 - Mathieu Grosch)
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (A7-0151/2013 - Thomas Ulmer)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0138/2014, B7-0138/2014, B7-0139/2014, B7-0140/2014, B7-0158/2014, B7-0161/2014, B7-0163/2014, B7-0164/2014)
Situation in Syria (RCB7-0141/2014, B7-0141/2014, B7-0142/2014, B7-0143/2014, B7-0144/2014, B7-0155/2014, B7-0157/2014, B7-0160/2014)
Undocumented women migrants in the European Union (A7-0001/2014 - Norica Nicolai)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (A7-0009/2014 - Ulrike Lunacek)
Non-discrimination in the framework of sexual and reproductive health and rights (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (A7-0464/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
EU homelessness strategy (RCB7-0008/2014, B7-0008/2014, B7-0009/2014, B7-0010/2014, B7-0011/2014, B7-0012/2014)
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020 (A7-0443/2013 - Pilar Ayuso)
New Cohesion Policy programming period (A7-0007/2014 - Derek Vaughan)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (debate)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (A7-0333/2013 - Karin Kadenbach)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (A7-0372/2013 - Roberto Gualtieri, Rafał Trzaskowski)
Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries (A7-0446/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (A7-0046/2013 - Matthias Groote)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (A7-0426/2013 - Edite Estrela)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (A7-0340/2013 - Evelyn Regner, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 (A7-0389/2013 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Ivailo Kalfin)
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
Climate change conference (B7-0482/2013)
Draft amending budget No 6/2013 (A7-0347/2013 - Giovanni La Via)
Konferencija o klimatskim promjenama (B7-0482/2013) HR
Nacrt izmjene proračuna br. 6/2013 (A7-0347/2013 - Giovanni La Via) HR
European statistics on demography (A7-0050/2013 - Csaba Sógor)
EU pre-accession funds: judicial systems and the fight against corruption (A7-0318/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Climate change conference (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Gendercide: the missing women? (A7-0245/2013 - Antigoni Papadopoulou)
European carbon market in 2012 (debate)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 - Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (debate)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (debate)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (A7-0055/2013 - Piotr Borys)
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (A7-0121/2013 - Ivo Belet)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
EU Charter: standard settings for media freedom across the EU (A7-0117/2013 - Renate Weber)
One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice: evaluating experience and tackling obstacles (debate)
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (A7-0056/2013 - Giles Chichester)
Incidental catches of cetaceans (A7-0042/2013 - Raül Romeva i Rueda)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A7-0044/2013 - Zita Gurmai)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (debate)
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela) (vote)
Situation of women in North Africa (A7-0047/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (A7-0043/2013 - Anne E. Jensen)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) (B7-0079/2013)
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (A7-0027/2013 - Åsa Westlund)
Asbestos-related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos (A7-0025/2013 - Stephen Hughes)
EU-China relations (A7-0434/2012 - Bastiaan Belder)
Mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change (A7-0191/2012 - Bas Eickhout)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU (A7-0401/2012 - Kartika Tamara Liotard)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (A7-0020/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier)
Laos: the case of Sombath Somphone
Recent attacks on medical aid workers in Pakistan
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Conservation of fishery resources (A7-0342/2012 - Pat the Cope Gallagher)
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (debate)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 - Governance of the single market (debate)
Sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (A7-0180/2012 - Anna Rosbach)
Conclusion of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (A7-0429/2012 - Matthias Groote)
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (A7-0402/2012 - Sylvie Goulard)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (debate)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth - Role of territorial development in cohesion policy - European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application - Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (debate)
EU growth (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (13-14 December 2012) (debate)
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Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
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Commission work programme 2013 (debate)
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)
18th report on better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2010) (debate)
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State of the Union (debate)
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Proposals for a European banking union (EBU) (debate)
Proposals for a European banking union (EBU) (debate)
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One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) (debate)
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
Swiss quotas on the number of residence permits granted to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary (debate)
A resource-efficient Europe (debate)
SMEs’ access to Structural Funds - Evaluation of the SME definition
Preparation of the informal European summit - Investment, growth and jobs (debate)
Future of Europe (debate)
Coordination of social security systems (debate)
Enlargement report for Serbia (debate)
Competitive low-carbon economy in 2050 (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
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Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
EU policy framework to fight violence against women (debate)
Female poverty - Equality between women and men - 2010 (debate)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Citizens’ initiative (debate)
CAP simplification (debate)
Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Implementation of the Services Directive (debate)
Shadow reports (23)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 as regards the technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change PDF (188 KB) DOC (256 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision concerning the ratification of, or the accession to, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, by the Member States in the interests of the European Union PDF (166 KB) DOC (71 KB)
REPORT on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies PDF (377 KB) DOC (227 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU of the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment PDF (642 KB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services PDF (697 KB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT on educational and occupational mobility of women in the EU PDF (226 KB) DOC (141 KB)
REPORT on women’s rights in the Balkan accession countries PDF (238 KB) DOC (149 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling PDF (456 KB) DOC (659 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council derogating temporarily from Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community PDF (446 KB) DOC (392 KB)
REPORT on the impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women’s rights PDF (263 KB) DOC (171 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances PDF (184 KB) DOC (192 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of public health insurance systems PDF (517 KB) DOC (660 KB)
REPORT on eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU PDF (208 KB) DOC (126 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on serious cross-border threats to health PDF (289 KB) DOC (370 KB)
REPORT on the environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities PDF (255 KB) DOC (171 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation PDF (859 KB) DOC (1 MB)
REPORT on the mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work PDF (270 KB) DOC (163 KB)
REPORT on gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament PDF (207 KB) DOC (151 KB)
REPORT Report on precarious women workers PDF (211 KB) DOC (135 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States: Part II of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines PDF (493 KB) DOC (603 KB)
REPORT Report on developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy PDF (368 KB) DOC (252 KB)
REPORT on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe PDF (243 KB) DOC (210 KB)
Opinions (4)
OPINION on Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006
OPINION on EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
OPINION on the EC 5th Cohesion Report and the Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
Shadow opinions (14)
OPINION on the Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock
OPINION on tackling early school leaving
OPINION on absorption of Structural and Cohesion Funds: lessons learnt for the future cohesion policy of the EU
OPINION on the future for social services of general interest
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances
OPINION on the proposal for a Council directive on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies
OPINION EU strategy on Roma inclusion
OPINION on equality between women and men in the European Union
OPINION on the Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
OPINION Opinion on the demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (205)
Amendment 45 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas security of supply, and competitiveness and climate objectives are of the utmost importance for the EU, are inextricably linked and must be addressed and considered on an equal footingnd as policy goals shall as a minimum be treated as at least equally important to climate objectives;
Amendment 109 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the IEA estimates that the EU is responsible for only 11 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the proportion is set to decrease in the future so that, even if it has limited capacity in lowering global emissions by means of unilateral action, it has a significant role to play in particular; as regards the achievement of a binding agreement in Paris in 2015 whereas the EU therefore has to define a clear position; making it conditional upon all of the world’s largest GHG emitters being involved;
Amendment 213 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies and expects the European Council to address these issues with realistic but ambitious responsesresponses that correlate with the commitments that the other global economies will make in Paris in 2015;
Amendment 217 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out, in this context, the risk of increased ‘carbon leaking’, i.e. the continued transfer of energy-intensive industries beyond the EU’s borders;
Amendment 230 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to take a multifaceted approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security, and climate objectives (e.g. GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency)ffordable energy pricing and sustainability;
Amendment 345 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better used, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of renewablenon-conventional energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;
Amendment 441 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to develop better methods and tools for calculating and monitoring progress which could help to draw up a more consistent EU approach to energy efficiency; believes that more should be done to help EU industries to further reduce their energy intensity while taking into account the costs of production and the risk of carbon leakage;
Amendment 572 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansionmake the expansion of non-conventional energy sources efficient; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewablenon-conventional energy resources and potential for the Member States;
Amendment 612 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Asks the Commission to undertake a comparative study analysing and evaluating the progress made by the European Union on energy efficiency compared with other continents and main competitors; The study should also investigate and explore the targets and approaches that have been set by other countries/continents;
Amendment 657 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the development of indigenous resources will lead to the emergence of new trading hubs in the EU and new spot markets for gas and electricity, thus presenting a real opportunity for the EU and the Member States to determine their own energy prices, including at a regional and local level;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund are called to contribute alongside national funding to accelerating the implementation of EU legislation on renewable energy and energy efficiency; supports therefore the promotion of energy efficiency and a low-carbon economy by local and regional authoritieadditional to national funding and are intended to contribute to the achievement of economic and social cohesion through investment in the development of less-developed regions, including by ensuring the security of energy supply throughout the EU and creating jobs at local level; supports therefore the promotion by local and regional authorities of all low-carbon energy sources, including sources of a temporary nature, such as shale gas;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that local and regional authorities in industrial areas should look to exploit synergies between national and EU public funding and private investment in financing energy projects, as a means of ensuring security of supply and supporting innovation, research and development; believes that increased public and private investment in the green agenda in industrial areas can generate employment and growth through low- carbon technologies, renewable energy and environmental goods and serviceseconomic growth;
Amendment 96 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Annex II includes, inter alia, projects relating to non-conventional hydrocarbon exploration, irrespective of the quantities extracted at this stage;
Amendment 92 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
Amendment 101 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 123 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework by setting 2% target for advanced biofuels.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 164 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 182 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks or yield increases, should be assigned a zero emissions factor. .
Amendment 193 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 207 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 98/70/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly diverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation and reporting of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, the permitted level related to the metallic additives content in fuels, the permitted analytical methods related to the fuel specifications and the vapour pressure waiver permitted for petrol containing bioethanol.
Amendment 211 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 2009/28/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of biofuel feedstocks that are counted multiple times towards the target set in Article 3(4), the energy content of transport fuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly biodiverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, and the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 216 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which could include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021.
Amendment 239 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Amendment 260 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 7b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 275 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 279 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Amendment 284 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 7d – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 294 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of the permitted analytical methods referred to in Annexes I, II and III.
Amendment 297 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 301 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 305 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 322 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 350 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011,advanced biofuels shall be no less than 2% of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
Amendment 374 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point i
Amendment 379 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point ii
(ii) biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part B of Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content with the exception of used cooking oil and animal fats;
Amendment 391 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 2
The Commission submit a procedure, according to which Member States shall ensure that no raw materials are intentionally modified to be covered by categories (ii) to (iii).
Amendment 397 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3
The list of feedstock set out in Annex IX may be adapted to scientific and technical progress, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the accounting rules set out in this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) concerning the list of feedstock set out in Annex IX'
Amendment 405 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – second sentence
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – second sentence
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 25 (b)b concerning the adaptation of the energy content of transport fuels as set out in Annex III to scientific and technical progress.
Amendment 419 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 425 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
(ba) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: "6. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 obtained from agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(3) to (5)."
Amendment 439 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Amendment 442 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point c
Article 2 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 448 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point d
Article 2 – point 7 – point d
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 451 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 8
Article 2 – point 8
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 21
Article 21
8. Paragraph 2 of Article 21 is deleted.
Amendment 455 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 9
Article 2 – point 9
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
9. In Article 22, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. In estimating net greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels, the Member State may, for the purpose of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, use the typical values given in part A and part B of Annex V, and shall add the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII."deleted.
Amendment 458 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 2
Article 25b – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(4)(d), Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), Articles 19(5), 19(6) and 19(7) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time5 years from [the date of entry into force of this Directive] with the possibility of extending this period.
Amendment 462 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 3
Article 25b – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(4)(d), Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), Articles 19 (5), 19 (6) and 19 (7) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 466 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 5
Article 25b – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(4)(d), Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), Articles 19 (5), 19 (6) and 19 (7) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 474 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 481 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [twelve month2 years after adoption] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 483 #
Amendment 505 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V – part C – points 7, 8, 9
Annex V – part C – points 7, 8, 9
Amendment 513 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII
Annex VIII
Amendment 535 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Part A. Feedstocks whoseith contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content
Amendment 548 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point c
Annex IX – part A – point c
(c) Biomass fraction of industrial waste including decoctions, molasses, fish waste, residues from the production of fish meal, slaughter waste and meat processing waste.
Amendment 549 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point d
Annex IX – part A – point d
(d) Straw and biomass from the maintenance of green areas.
Amendment 550 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point e
Annex IX – part A – point e
(e) Animal manure, liquid manure, slurry, poultry manure, fish excrements and sewage sludge.
Amendment 557 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point i
Annex IX – part A – point i
Amendment 558 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex – part A – point j
Annex – part A – point j
(j) Grape marcsMarcs and bagasse, including sugar cane, sugar beet, grape bagasse and wine lees.
Amendment 559 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point l
Annex IX – part A – point l
(l) HusksNon-food cellulosic material – residues from the gaining and clearing seeds and grains (shells, husks, chaff, cobs etc.).
Amendment 560 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point m
Annex IX – part A – point m
Amendment 592 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B – title
Annex IX – part B – title
Amendment 611 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B – point c
Annex IX – part B – point c
(c) Non-food cellulosic and hemicellulosic material.
Amendment 618 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B – point d a (new)
Annex IX – part B – point d a (new)
(da) Biomass fraction of degraded lands, agricultural wastelands, marginal lands, useless for food production.
Amendment 619 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part B – point d b (new)
Annex IX – part B – point d b (new)
(db) Biomass of municipal waste, including stale food, waste from grocery shops, kitchen waste, restaurant waste, canteen waste.
Amendment 9 #
Amendment 11 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,
Amendment 20 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure an orderly functioning of the market and to prevent excessive price fluctuations, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital -1 a (new)
Recital -1 a (new)
(-1a) The Conclusions of the European Council of 22 May 2013 state that the EU's energy policy must ensure security of supply for households and companies at affordable and competitive prices and costs, in a safe and sustainable manner.
Amendment 36 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapmay, in exceptional circumstances, propose to adjust the timetable for eachthe period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall propose no more than one such adaptation. In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance to Article 10(4) any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned is strictly prohibited.
Amendment 39 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance to Article 10(4) any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned requires unanimity among all Member States."
Amendment 40 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by an Impact Assessment on that adaptation's impact on Member States' auctioning revenues. Where the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 leads to a decrease in any Member State in the auctioning revenues in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, the Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' auctioning revenues."
Amendment 41 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)
1c. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: " Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, should not apply to the Member States set out in Annex IIA."
Amendment 42 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
1d. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, should not apply to the Member States set out in Annex IIb."
Amendment 67 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market, only if the following conditions are met: (a) there is systematic economic growth in each Member State of at least 1% for at least one year; and (b) the rate of fuel poverty in each Member State does not exceed 8% in accordance with the UK Fuel Poverty Ratio model.
Amendment 96 #
2012/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The modernisation of IT infrastructure, facilitating the Member States' adaptation to the authorisation timelines, could be cofinanced by the structural funds.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To enable the automotive industry to carry out long-term investments and innovation it is desirable to provide indications of how this Regulation should be amended for the period beyond 2020. These indications should be based on an assessment of the necessary rate of reduction in line with the Union's long term climate goals and the implications forcosts of the development of cost effective CO2 reducing technology for cars. It is therefore desirable for these aspects to be reviewed, the Commission to make a report and if appropriate proposals made for targets beyond 2020.
Amendment 260 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of implementing, applying and enforcing Directive 96/71/EC the competent authorities shall take into account factual elements characterising the activities carried out by an undertaking in the State in which it is established in order to determine whether it genuinely performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management and/or administrative activities. Such elements mayshall include:
Amendment 295 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 314 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Any additional element must be limited to the aim of proving legality of posting.
Amendment 329 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Such elements may include only:
Amendment 577 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) possibility to request a translation of the documents referred to under (b), may be justified provided these documents are not excessively long and standardised forms are generally used for such documents;
Amendment 585 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an obligationpossibility to request to designateion of a contact person to negotiate, if necessary, on behalf of the employer with the relevant social partners in the Member State to which the posting takes place, in accordance with national legislation and practice, during the period in which the services are provided.
Amendment 129 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Current ship recycling capacity in OECD countries which is legally accessible to ships flying the flag of a Member State is insufficient. Safe and sound recycling capacity which already exists in countries which are not members of the OECD is sufMember States and OECD countries is not being fully exploited. Furthermore, there is significant potential capacity in some Member States. Account also needs to be taken of the significieant to treat all EU- flagged ships and is expected to expand further by 2015 as the results of actions taken by recycling countries to meet the requirements of the Hong Kong Conventionpotential capacity in OECD countries for safe recycling of ships, including ships containing hazardous waste.
Amendment 133 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Hong Kong Convention provides explicitly for its Parties to take more stringent measures consistent with international law, with respect to the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships, in order to prevent, reduce or minimise any adverse effects on human health and the environment. The establishment of a European list of ship recycling facilitieA focus on exploiting and developing the potential for safe and sound recycling of ships in European shipyards fulfilling the requirements set out in this Regulation wouldcan contribute to thate above objective as well as to better enforcement bysaving Europe’s facilitating the flag states’ control of ships going for recycling. Those requirements for ship recycling facilities should be basedng shipyards, including through the diversification onf the requirements of the Hong Kong Conventionactivities of existing facilities.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) With reference to the European Parliament resolutions of 21 May 2008 and 26 March 2009 on better ship dismantling, a funding mechanism based on mandatory contributions from the shipping industry should first and foremost act as an incentive for recycling EU ships in European shipyards.
Amendment 91 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the effective implementation of laws on mining environmental impact assessment into national legislation; at the same time stresses that each impact assessment should be carried out as an open and transparent process;
Amendment 124 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that on-site closed-loop water recycling, using steel storage tanks, offersIn order to choose the most environmentally sound ways of treating flow-back water by minimising water volumes, the potential for surface spills and costs/traffic/road damage relating to water treatment transportation, calls for the exchange of best practices which incorporate the most advanced technologies;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. given that the UN convention on elimination of discrimination against women states that national entities employ all relevant measures, including positive aclegislations, in order to free women from discrimination in political and public life;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas owing to gender stereotypes there is a severe segregationimbalance as regards key political decision-making positions which distorts the power structure and resource allocation;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 35 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Council, the Commission and the Member States to design and implement effective multifaceted strategies for achieving parity in participation in political decision making and leadership at all levels, especially in the areas of macro- economic policy, trade, labour, budgets, defence and foreign affairs, through indicators, quantified targets, clear action plans and regular monitoring mechanisms followed up with corrective measures where the set targets are not met;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a pledge wherebySuggests that political parties at European and national level willshould take measures to achieve parity in their internal decision making, in their nominations for elected office and in party electoral lists, paying attention, where applicable, to the position of women candidates on these lists;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion of parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require national parties, where appropriate, to set quotas and apply rank-ordering rules to electoral candidate lists for national and EU elections, and to define and enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 82 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support parity by proposing a woman and a man as theirconsider whether the shortlist of suitable candidates for the office of European Commissioner also includes women; calls on the President of the Commission to aim at parity when forming the Commission;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 106 #
2011/2295(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to enable women and men to take an active part in political decision making by promoting a balance between family life and working life by means of measures such as sharing the costs of parenthood equally between both parents’ employers, and calls on the Commission to support equal access to services, minimum income and freedom from gender-based violence by appropriate legislative proposals in the form of directives;
Amendment 129 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that all workers, including those in the public sector, should be covered by risk-prevention arrangements; believes that risk-prevention arrangements should include a range of training courses and workshops for workers;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of training for workers which encompasses social skills, including interpersonal communication and the ability to cope with conflict situations;
Amendment 133 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that in order to reduce stress at work, specialised training on working under conditions of stress should be introduced and developed, as well as workshops on teamwork and improving the integration of a given group of workers;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that a sustainable and environmentally friendly transport network is the nervous system of the European economy which should be given the necessary incentives for a transition to non- fossil fuel propulsion where technically and economically possible;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware that CO2 emissions, as well as emissions of CO, NOx, VOC and SO4, have a strong influence on air quality, first and foremost in urban areas, and hence on human health in the form of lung diseases and different forms of cancer;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to support, promote and provide financial support for the Europe-wide rolling highway networkPoints out that, when compared with road transport, rail transport generates far less pollution, is much less energy- intensive, has a significantly lower environmental impact, is safer for users and is economically competitive; calls on the European Commission to support, promote and provide financial support for the Europe-wide rolling highway network, with particular reference to support for the development of rail infrastructure in Member States in which rail transport is overshadowed by road transport;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to carry out an analysis of the problem of early school leaving, while taking due account of data protection, and to develop appropriate packages of measures for prevention, intervention and compensation; stresses the need to exchange best practices;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates flexible, needs-based forms of learning at schools based on the needs of modern society and stresses that this challenge must be addressed in particular by primary schools and in the early years of secondary schooling; takes the view that teaching staff should be qualified for this purpose and emphasises, in particular, the role of psychologists in counselling services and schools;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Proposes expanding the possibility of company traineeships in parallel with continuing school education;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that pupils’ personal situations, e.g. gender, low level of education in the family, a pathological or dysfunctional family background or a migrant background, must be taken into account, and that these pupils must be given targeted encouragement from the outset; stresses that Roma children and children with no identity papers must be enabled to attend school;
Amendment 98 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that help in the form of individual projects should be based on an analysis of an individual’s predispositions and abilities and of any dysfunctions, which often make it impossible for pupils to stay on at school;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises the need to organise activities at local level to encourage people to return to school and to promote a positive environment for people who left school early and intend to return,
Amendment 111 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Proposes, in the context of the 2012 EU budget, a pilot project aimed at integrating early school leavers successfully and permanently into the labour market;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need to analyse the phenomenon of repeating a school year and its impact on leaving school early, highlighting the importance of individual programmes for individual pupils;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Advocates the targeted deployment of the structural funds, including the European Social Fund, for early school leavers.;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the specialised committees of the European Parliament, including the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), appoint from among their members a standing rapporteur to participate in the working process linked to the European Semester within the European Parliament and to report on these processes to the appointing committee;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to use a common set of benchmarks to assess the NRPs, including the availability of affordable childcare, care leave arrangements and possibilities to combine labour and family responsibilities; calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor women's labour participation by number of hours worked per week and/or financial independence;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that, in order to raise the employment level of women, Member States must pay special attention to efficient implementation of anti- discrimination legislation and family- friendly provisions, promote recruitment to non-traditional jobs through voluntary measures and attainable targets, and provide for accessibility and accountability; emphasises the importance of monitoring the labour market and skills requirements;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to support, and invest in, women’s labour market participation through the promotion of diversity management, professional encouragement of women, and theby promotion ofng the creation of new posts that allow a balance between professional and family life, such as flexible forms of work;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas women are more numerous among those employed under precarious conditions (short-term contracts or part- time working);
Amendment 26 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that, in the interests of their full integration into the labour market, persons employed under precarious conditions should be entitled in the same way as the unemployed to take part in employment stimulation programmes cofinanced from the structural funds;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the fact that the ESF provides crucial support for employment market policies and plays an important part in boosting social inclusion; points, in this connection, to the need for cohesion policy to be continued;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the effectiveness and transparency of the ESF to be increased through more results-oriented action and to this end considers that ex ante setting of clear and measurable targets and outcome indicators is needed;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that particular attention should be paid to developing the research and development sector, innovation and the capacity to create SME projects, which are some of the main job creators;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure greater flexibility in the financial implementation of programmes, simplify procedures and reduce excessive administrative costs and the number of other obstacles to achieving the EU’s objectives for growth and job creation;.
Amendment 51 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the level of co-financing, to reflect better the level of development; calls on the Member States to create mechanisms for helping the small beneficiaries preparing for applications and during the period of implementation, including small and medium-sixed enterprises ;
Amendment 57 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a.Calls on the Member States to devise and organise training courses for potential fund beneficiaries;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a special body to monitor Member States‘ performance in absorbing EU fundslaborate on a more efficient approach to monitoring the absorption of EU funds within an existing institutional framework, and also calls urgently for the collection of data, taking into consideration the data protection directives, on the effectiveness of EU funds, in order to develop evidence- based policies;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the setting up of EU Development bodies withon Member States with large Roma communities to endow local decision- making power in Member States with large Roma communities in orderbodies with powers necessary to secure development-oriented EU funding in support of good local initiatives helpful for Roma people;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the view that pension systems should be based on adequate and sustainable criteria and take into consideration the periods when women do not worktake care of children of pre-school age or are under part-time contracts;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States - particularly the new Member States - to review their pension systems, taking into account the higher life expectancy of women and the major pay differentials between men and women, which are reflected in the amount of the pensions granted, often pushing them below the poverty l in terms of the amount of the lowest pensions, which should provide a minimum standard of livineg;
Amendment 56 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to examine at Member State level current best practice in protecting the pension cover of women who interrupt their work to look after children of pre-school age;
Amendment 165 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 184 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the sustainability and adequacy of pension systems are certainly also affected by the third pillar, namely individual savings, facilitated or otherwiseindividual savings;
Amendment 189 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. With a view to guaranteeing adequate and sustainable pension systems, Member States should develop family policies geared to improving the demographic situation, since this would enhance the efficiency of both pay-as- you-go and capital-based pension systems;
Amendment 195 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 230 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes that life expectancy is growing and calls on Member States to considertakes the view that despite increasing life expectancy any increase in the statutory retirement age or the automatic linking of the statutory retirement age to life expectancy must be preceded by labour market adjustment measures designed to guarantee employment and lifelong learning for experienced workers, since this will ensure that such workers do not leave the labour market prematurely;
Amendment 312 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that measures involving the exchange, development and implementation of proven practices in the area of working conditions and the organisation of work are necessary as part of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 357 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 372 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 416 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Takes the view that the mandatory capital-based pension systems which have been introduced in some Member States must be dealt with separately, since such systems are covered by rules which differ from those applicable to occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 436 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is concerned about the inadequate information provided to the public by public authorities and bodies administering pensions concerning the necessity, possibilities, accumulated entitlements, likely results and actual state of affairs with regard to old-age pensions; calls on the Commission and Member States to launch campaigns to enable and encourage members of the public to take measures to ensure adequate pension provision for themselves;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure an optimal use of the Structural Funds, such as the European Social Fund, for specific programmes that promote lifelong learning and aim at increasing the rate of male and female participation in the VET system; calls for the development of specific actions in the framework of the Pilot Project Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs in order to encourage entrepreneurship especially among women;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that, in the light of the demographic changes under way in Europe and with a view to fostering a better work-life balance, more financial support should be allocated under the new post-2013 cohesion policy strategy to the provision of pre-school childcare facilities;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a high level of social protection, and in particular unemployment insurance, is necessary to provide a guaranteed income for those periods without employment natural to the cultural and creative sector, and enable personal and collective emancipation.
Amendment 17 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress already made in implementing projects relevant to the ‘More and better jobs’ Guideline; strongly recommends however that the mobilisation of resources for the achievement of the poverty reduction target of the Europe 2020 Strategy should become a priority, in view of the economic crisis and the growing number of unemployed; strongly recommends however that the Commission introduce methods for cooperating with the Member States that will make it easier for structural programme funding to be taken up;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to reduce excessive administrative costs and obstacles that hamper policy goals regarding access to ebarriers and other obstacles to the imployement, combating poverty and development of skills; recognises that ‘earmarking’ discipline has improved implementation of the programmesation of operational programmes, with a view to enabling funding to be utilised without unnecessary delay;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the international and regional human rights conventions deriving therefrom, mothers and children are entitled to special aid and assistance and whereas parents, as a matter of priority, have the right to choose what kind of upbringing their children should have,
Amendment 48 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas although the family is unquestionably the first environment in which children are socialised in terms of their perception of the world and their behaviour, it is now no longer the only environment involved, nor indeed, unfortunately, is its role invariably the most decisive,
Amendment 56 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the crisis in the family is having damaging effects on the physical and mental wellbeing of the younger generation and consequently on the state of society as a whole,
Amendment 66 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas the situation of teenagers needs to be allowed their say and hence given the opportunity to articulate the expectations which they have of societytaken into account, in order to avoid blind, unthinking law-and-order policy, as exemplified by ‘Do you know where your child is now?’, a European project set up by the Slovak Government to raise parental awareness as a means of prevention,
Amendment 83 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Eurostat to develop further indicatorresearch and analysis serving to illustrate the long- term contribution in invisible economic terms, beyond GDP, that activities aimed at combating juvenile delinquency make to social cohesion and to the well- being of Member States;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States and the social partners, to review the policies on work-life balance with a view to ensuring that the direct or indirect financial costs incurred in order to give effect to parental responsibility are borne not only by industry, but also by the community as a whole, so as to stamp outcurb discriminatory behaviour at the workplace and help support effective parenting;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that any employee wishing to take a break from work or to work less in order to devote him-/herself to parenting should be allowed to work flexible hours; calls on small and medium-sized enterprises to cooperate more actively and on the authorities to bring greater financial flexibility to bear on their budget estimates as regards State aidintroduce programmes to achieve that goal;
Amendment 142 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt constructive measures in support of women and men, for instance to enable them to return to work after a period given over chiefly to parenting, and, to that end, to encourage policies to facilitate (re-)entry onto the labour market with a view to regaining financial independence and maintaining their social position;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to promotintroduce fiscal policy framed in such a way as to allow for the financial obligations entailed in parenting, including childcare costs, and to apply tax arrangements or a tax relief system to that end;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this change could stabilises employment and, in some sectors, greatly increases the number of jobs, with considerable spill-over effects; whereas, where reliable framework conditions have been created, a constant rise in jobs can be noted, which is stabilised by increasing exports,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy now, to decouplmake economic growth fromless dependent on consumption of resources and energy, to reduce climate- damaging emissions and thus to act against global warming; welcomes the intention to align legal framework conditions, market economy incentive instruments, subsidies and public procurement with that objective; regrets that, in the strategy, the Commission omitted to address employment market potential and the challenges of change;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the EU, the Member States and the social partners to fight discrimination and promote gender equality in a sustainable economy, create work environments that attract and retain women in these sectors, reduce gender- based job segmentation and wage gaps and establish a quota for women on company boards of 40%;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 105 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU and the Member States to make promotion of adaptability to a sustainable economy one of the objectives of the European Social Fund, whilst maintaining priority for infrastructure development;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that the sustainable dimension should not be restricted to training in environment-related jobs, but needs to be incorporated into all training programmes and made a prerequisite for funding;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that, in order for transition to be socially just, workers must have a participative partnership role to play in the process; calls for the involvement of trade union ‘green representatives’ in companies, who would actively participate in ‘greening’ their workplaces, companies and industries;
Amendment 11 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Appointments should be based on merit whilst ensuring an adequate geographical and gender balance; it should be borne in mind in this context that, among the Commission officials originating from Member States with low employment rates, women outnumber men quite significantly, and that employing officials from those Member States in the EEAS would help to secure both a geographical and a gender balance;
Amendment 17 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Directive should be applied in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, especially with regard to national laws on short-term employment, including seasonal employment.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The duration of stay should be limited to a maximum period per calendar year which, together with the definition of seasonal work, should ensure that the work is of genuinely seasonal nature. Provision should be made that within that maximum duration of stay, an extension of the contract or change of employer is possible. This should serve to reduce risks of abuses that seasonal workers may face if tied to a single employer and at the same time provide for a flexible response to employers‘’ actual workforce needs. This should not affect the right of third- country nationals to stay in the host Member State under different types of permits and visas.
Amendment 20 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Circular migration of third-country national seasonal workers should be promoted. In order for seasonal workers to have employment prospects in the EU for periods beyond a single season and for EU employers to be able to rely on a more stable and already trained workforce, the possibility of access to seasonal employment for several consecutive years should be provided, either through a multi- seasonal worker permit or a facilitated procedure. This procedure should include preference over admissions of third- country nationals applying to be admitted as seasonal workers for the first time orfor those applicants who have already applied to be admitted as seasonal workers and who have proved that they adhere to the terms of admission. This may include reduced processing times, or less documentary evidence being required.
Amendment 24 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Seasonal workers shall be allowed to reside for a maximum of six months in any calendar year, after which they shall return to a third country, unless they are entitled under national law to stay under a different permit or visa.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – first part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – first part
(a) freedom of association and affiliation and membership of an organisation representing workers where that organisation allows for the admission of temporary workers and workers who are non-residents of the host country or of any organisation whose members are engaged in a specific occupation, including the benefits conferred by such organisations, without prejudice to the national provisions on public policy and public security;
Amendment 114 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Recital 13
(13) The Europe 2020 strategy has to be underpinned by an integrated set of policies, which Member States shouldmust implement fully and at the same pace, in order to achieve the positive spill-over effects of coordinated structural reformwith due regard for their own domestic situations.
Amendment 193 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
In order to increase competitiveness and raise participation levels, particularly for the low-skilled, and in line with economic policy guideline 2, Member States should review tax and benefit systems and the capacity of public services to provide the necessary support. Member States should increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, gender equality and equal pay and labour market integration of young people, disabled, legal migrants and other vulnerable groups. Work-life balance policies with the provision of affordable care and innovation in work organisation should be geared to raising employment rates, particularly among youth, older workers and women, in particular to retain highly-skilled women in scientific and technical fields. Member States should also remove barriers to labour market entry for newcomers, support self-employment and job creation in areas including green employment and care and promote social innovation.
Amendment 3 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the need to identify the size and location of the toxic military gases dumped during World War II, together with plans for their disposal, and to assess the risk from projects on the Baltic seabed;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes therefore, the inclusion of environmental sustainability as a central pillar in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the accompanying Action Plan;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that that the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline is the most strategically significant project in the Region at present and will have far- reaching effects on its environment; thus regrets that the above-mentioned Strategy and Action Plan fail to deal specifically with the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and itsother similar projects and their environmental consequences;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the need for close cooperation among the countries of the Baltic Sea region, in accordance with the Espoo Convention, the Helsinki Convention and the Helsinki Commission guidelines, in connection with projects which may have a radical impact on the quality of the region’s environment;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls therefore, on the Commission and Member States urgently to take steps, in line with Parliament’s position set out in its resolution of 8 July 2008 on the environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany, to ensure that projects under the Action Plan properly assess and mitigate the negative environmental effects of the gas pipeline scheme;
Amendment 47 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that access to SSGI should be made easier for gifted individuals from large families or low-income families;
Amendment 269 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that decent, stable working conditions and quality training for social workers are essential for the delivery of quality social services;
Amendment 275 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Emphasises the importance of the services provided by social workers and stresses the need for them to analyse supported environments on a regular basis;
Amendment 276 #
2009/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Considers that, among the tasks performed by social workers, particular importance should be given to activities aimed at increasing motivation to undertake work, education or economic activity with a view to becoming independent and self-sufficient;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the sharing between women and men of domestic and family responsibilities, notably through greater recourse to parental and paternity leave, is a sine qua non for the advancement andleave, can contribute to the achievement of gender equality,
Amendment 38 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 84 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Congratulates the Commission on the steps it has taken and particularly on its proposals for revision of Directive 92/85/EEC in relation to maternity protection and Directive 86/613/EC in relation to self-employed workers and ‘assisting spouses’ in family businesses; highlights, once again, the need to address the issue of paternity leave and asks the Commission, therefore, to support any moves to introduce paternity-leave entitlement at European level, which is an essential means of providing support and assistance to mothers;
Amendment 108 #
2009/2101(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 86 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The objectives set out in the Presidency Conclusions of the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002 stated that Member States should remove obstacles to women's involvement in the labour market and aim to provide by 2010 childcare facilities for at least 90% of children between the age of three and the compulsory schooling age and aim for at least 33% of children under the age of three, and that such children should have equal access to such facilities in towns and rural areas.
Amendment 90 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The provisions of this Directive concerning maternity leave should not conflict with Member States’ other rules on parental leave and this Directive should not undermine those rules.
Amendment 92 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The vulnerability of pregnant workers and of workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 1824 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least six weeks allocated after confinement.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) For the purposes of helping workers reconcile their professional and family rights and obligations, it is essential to provide for longer maternity leave, including in the event of adoption for children under the age of 12 months.
Amendment 104 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Member States are urged to introduce into their national legal systems measures to ensure real and effective compensation or reparation, as they consider to be appropriate, for any harm caused to a worker by any breach of the obligations under this Directive, in a way which is dissuasive and proportionate to the damage suffered.
Amendment 107 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) This Directive lays down minimum requirements and thus offers the Member States the option of introducing or maintaining more favourable provisions. The implementation of this Directive should not serve to justify any regression in relation to the situation prevailing in each Member State, in particular in relation to national laws which, by combining parental leave and maternity leave, provide for an entitlement to the mother of at least 24 weeks of leave allocated before and/or after confinement, and remunerated at least at the level provided for in this Directive with due consideration to National legislation. Member States that have not already done so are strongly encouraged to take the appropriate measures to ensure equal treatment of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding, in the public and private sectors, as well as for workers who do not fall within the definitions contained in Article 2 of Directive 92/85/EEC, so as to maximise the benefits of higher fertility rates and higher women’s employment. To that end tax incentives for employers should be considered.
Amendment 110 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 14
Recital 14
-1a. Recital 14 is replaced by the following: “Whereas the vulnerability of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 24 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least six weeks allocated [...] after confinement;"
Amendment 112 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 1 – point -1 c (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Recital 17
Recital 17
-1c. Recital 17 is replaced by the following: "Whereas, moreover, provision concerning maternity leave would also serve no purpose unless accompanied by the maintenance of all rights linked to the employment contract [...] including maintenance of pay, which meet employment law standards in Member States;"
Amendment 114 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 e (new)
Article 1 – point -1 e (new)
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 7
Article 7
-1e. Article 7 is replaced by the following “Article 7 Night work 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers referred to in Article 2 are not obliged to perform night work [...]: (a) during the ten weeks prior to childbirth; (b) during the remainder of the pregnancy where necessary for the health of the mother or the unborn child; (c) during the period of breastfeeding for no more than six months 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 must entail the possibility, in accordance with national legislation and/or national practice, of: (a) transfer to a compatible daytime working timetable; or (b) leave from work or extension of maternity leave where such a transfer is not technically and/or objectively feasible [...]. 3. Workers wishing to be exempted from night work shall, in accordance with rules laid down by the Member States, inform their employer and, in the case referred to in paragraph 1 (b), submit a medical certificate to the employer. 4. For single parents and parents with children with severe disabilities, the periods referred to in paragraph 1 may be extended in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Member States."
Amendment 119 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 1824 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 132 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. In relation to multiple births the period of maternity leave referred to in paragraph 2 shall be increased in accordance with national legislation.
Amendment 136 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that additionalthe appropriate leave is granted in specific situations such as in the case of premature childbirth, stillbirth, caesarean section, children hospitalised at birth, children with disabilities and multiple births. The duration of the additional leave, mothers with disabilities, teenage mothers, multiple births or births occurring within 18 months of the previous birth. The duration of the additional maternity leave after confinement should be proportionate and allow the special needs of the mother and the child/children to be accommodated.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Where national legislation and/or practice provide for maternity leave in excess of 18 weeks this can be counted towards any additional periods of maternity leave provided for under paragraphs 3 and 4.
Amendment 145 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Member States shall guarantee mothers’ rights by ensuring special working conditions so as to help children with disabilities.
Amendment 146 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
1b. The following Article 8a is inserted: “Article 8a Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of this Directive concerning maternity leave also apply in the event of adoption of children less than 12 months old."
Amendment 149 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – point 1
Article 10 – point 1
1. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that employers cannot, for reasons of their own convenience, interrupt maternity leave to care for a child, and to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for a dismissal of workers within the meaning of Article 2 during the period from the beginning of their pregnancy to at least six months following the end of the maternity leave provided for in Article 8(1). Dismissal during that period shall be formally justified and shall be duly specified in writing, save in exceptional cases not connected with their condition, which are permitted under national legislation and/or practice and, where applicable, provided that the competent authority has given its consent.
Amendment 154 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 10 – point 4 a (new)
Article 10 – point 4 a (new)
Amendment 162 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 11 – point 3 a (new)
Article 11 – point 3 a (new)
(ca) The following point 3a is inserted: "3a. The allowance received by workers within the meaning of Article 2 shall not be lower than the allowance received by workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding within the meaning of Article 2 in the event of a break in activity on grounds connected with the worker’s state of health."
Amendment 163 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 11 – point 5 a (new)
Article 11 – point 5 a (new)
(da) The following point 5a is inserted: "5a. Member States shall take the necessary measures to encourage employers and to promote dialogue between the social partners to provide for reintegration and training support for workers returning to work after maternity leave, where necessary and/or where requested by the worker and in line with national legislation."
Amendment 164 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
3a. The following Article 11a is inserted: "Article 11a Time off for breastfeeding A mother who is breastfeeding her child shall be entitled to a period of leave for that purpose. Member States are urged to give due consideration to nursing mothers. "
Amendment 165 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Directive 92/85/CEE
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11 b (new)
3b. The following Article 11 b is inserted: "Article 11b Prevention of discrimination Member States shall encourage employers through collective agreements or practice, to take effective measures to prevent discrimination against women on the grounds of pregnancy, maternity or adoption leave."
Amendment 169 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission’s report shall take account, as appropriate, of the viewpoints of the social partners and relevant nongovernmental organisations. In accordance with the principle of gender mainstreaming, the report shall inter alia provide an assessment of the impact on women and men of the measures taken. It shall also include an impact study analysing the social and economic effects, in the EU as a whole, of a further increase in the duration of maternity leave. In the light of the information received, the report shall, where necessary, include proposals to revise and update Directive 92/85/EEC as amended by this Directive.